“Conrad Kain was a mountain man
He hardened his hips on the Raxalpe herding goats as a boy”
- Earle Birney poem, Canadian Alpine Journal, 1951
The hemp rope appears bulky, unwieldy and dubious in…
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With a host of issues like climate change, environmental degradation and the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, have museums lost their relevance in today’s modern world?
That is the question…
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AFTON AIKENS, CANMORE
The future looks bright for the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre.
This year, the Canadian Museums Association selected seven museums in the country to host an intern for s…
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Western Canada’s premier publisher of mountain books announced this week it has formalized an agreement with the nation’…
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Two Parks Canada interpretive groups are promising a summer of education, but more importantly, fun for visitors and res…
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When Lisa Brawn catches onto a thread, she spins it for all it’s worth.
A Calgary native, Brawn has been expressing …
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Few things generate as much passion - either love or hate - as public art.
Canmore is no stranger to the passion tha…
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A Bow Valley artist has been recognized this year with a high honour as part of the upcoming Calgary Stampede.
Canmo…
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Despite not being located in either the centre of the universe or the centre of reggae music in Canada, Edmonton’s Soulj…
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For Banff artist Jane Newman separating art and life are practically impossible.
Given that Newman’s home and studi…
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